Gt. Barrington, MA 01230 - (413)528-2573 or Toll Free - 866-528-2573
Susanna Abarbanel, Innkeeper

The Acorn's Hope is located within easy driving distance of most of the Berkshire's primary cultural and sporting attractions. For your information, we've listed some of the more popular destinations on our Links page. If you have any suggestions, please mention them to us and we'll try to include them in the future.

  • Arrowhead - home of Herman Melville, with the view which inspired him to write Moby-Dick
  • Aston Magna Foundation - classical music in an estate setting
  • Barrington Stage Co. - award-winning theater
  • Berkshire Theater Festival - America's second-oldest summer theater
  • Chesterwood - home of Daniel Chester French, sculptor of the Lincoln Memorial
  • Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
  • The Mount - Edith Wharton's home in Lenox, a restoration in progress
  • Norman Rockwell Museum - Permanent exhibit of some of NR's most famous works, plus traveling shows
  • Shakespeare & Co.
  • Tanglewood - World famous summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
  • 3 minutes to shopping in Great Barrington
  • 20 minutes to Tanglewood via low-traffic back road
  • 20 minutes to Shakespeare and Company
  • 8 minutes to Ski Butternut
  • 15 minutes to Catamount
  • 15 minutes to Barrington Stage
  • 30 minutes to Hudson, NY
  • 2 minute walk to athletic facility

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